Phasma ex Machina

Last week I had the pleasure of discussing my viewpoints about privacy with one of my house mates. One particular remark of her remained stuck in the back of my head, leaving me wondering about the validity and consequences of it: 'We will lose eventually, and there is nothing we can do about it. So why should we even resist?'.

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Last month (30th of May, to be precise), the Blender Peach Project published its movie online. Ten days before that enthusiasts could already order the dvd of this second Open Movie, but odds are that most of the community was probably rooting for the online event. I saw the movie yesterday and, since it was apparently missed by the t.net news queue, I thought I should give it some love. And believe me, the movie deserves it.

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Right, the day has inevitably arrived. This morning I kissed my girl goodbye as she took a flight from Schiphol airport to Australia for a long, well deserved holiday. All in all very exciting, of course, however the thought of spending my weekends without her is not welcoming. Sure, I got more time on my hands, but having your girlfriend in a foreign country for four months is a bitter pill to swallow. I think we will both manage and she will probably have a blast with the kangaroos and the like, but the first few days could get pretty lonely.

Still, I could not let the opportunity pass to buy the new GTA game. After the departure, I stopped by one of the entertainment stores and obtained a copy. I thought it would be hard to get one, given the popularity of the game, but to my surprise the store had at least a dozen copies. Long story short, I coughed up the sixty euros for the game and now I am one of the proud owners of Rockstars gem... at least, I think it is a gem. I think I will write a small review after I have played it.

It will probably be a lonely night without my girl, but at least I have a new video game to keep me company.

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Good grief, I am such a nerd...

Right... I have also fallen to the sirens call of blogging. I figured that after learning quite some tricks from others from forums and weblogs, that I should contribute something back to the community. Oh, yeah... feel the open source mentality... . Also, since my girl is travelling through Down Under for four months, I guess I am going to need something to do in the weekends.